PHP remove session when close code example

Example 1: php delete session

session_destroy(); // To delete whole session
// OR
unset($_SESSION['myVar']); // To delete a session var

Example 2: php destroy session after some time

// Create a session variable called something like this after you start the session:
$_SESSION['user_start'] = time();
 
// Then when they get to submitting the payment, just check whether they're within the 5 minute window
if (time() - $_SESSION['user_start'] < 300) { // 300 seconds = 5 minutes
    // they're within the 5 minutes so save the details to the database
} else {
    // sorry, you're out of time
   unset($_SESSION['user_start']); // and unset any other session vars for this task
}

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